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Par Werner Herzog. 2023
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in…
a long-awaited memoir that is as inventive and daring as anything he has done before Werner Herzog was born in September 1942 in Munich, Germany, at a turning point in the Second World War. Soon Germany would be defeated and a new world would have to be made out the rubble and horrors of the war. Fleeing the Allied bombing raids, Herzog’s mother took him and his older brother to a remote, rustic part of Bavaria where he would spend much of his childhood hungry, without running water, in deep poverty. It was there, as the new postwar order was emerging, that one of the most visionary filmmakers of the next seven decades was formed. Until age 11, Herzog did not even know of the existence of cinema. His interest in films began at age 15, but since no one was willing to finance them, he worked the night shift as a welder in a steel factory. He started to travel on foot. He made his first phone call at age 17, and his first film in 1961 at age 19. The wildly productive working life that followed—spanning the seven continents and encompassing both documentary and fiction—was an adventure as grand and otherworldly as any depicted in his many classic films . Every Man for Himself and God Against All is at once a personal record of one of the great and self-invented lives of our time, and a singular literary masterpiece that will enthrall fans old and new alike. In a hypnotic swirl of memory, Herzog untangles and relives his most important experiences and inspirations, telling his story for the first and only timePresents unusual facts about U.S. presidents, such as who gave the shortest inaugural speech, who had the first indoor plumbing…
at the White House, who was the last to have a beard, what Abraham Lincoln carried in his stovepipe hat, and much more. Uncontracted braille. For grades 3-6. 2008Par David Hagberg, Boris Gindin. 2008
Former Soviet naval officer Boris Gindin, now an American citizen, provides an eyewitness account of the mutiny that occurred on…
the submarine Storozhevoy in November 1975. Those events were the basis for Tom Clancy's 1984 thriller The Hunt for Red October (DB 21513, BR 7205). 2008Par Adam Woog. 2008
Examines the scientific study of mummies such as the deliberately preserved Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen. Discusses accidental mummies found in northern…
European bogs, Asian deserts, and glaciers. Includes information on the specially embalmed twentieth-century bodies of Lenin, Eva Perón, and Ferdinand Marcos. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2009Par Fred Kaplan. 2008
Explores the life of Abraham Lincoln through the language of his writings. Posits that Lincoln's boyhood readings of Burns, Byron,…
Shakespeare, Aesop's fables, and the Bible shaped his ideas about liberty, love, and human nature and led to his use of clear, common speech to convey morality and democracy. 2008Par Gary Tillery. 2012
" Reconnu comme le plus discret des Beatles, George Harrison a pourtant influencé toute une génération. Son génie musical, son…
ouverture sur la culture orientale et son engagement social en ont fait l'un des artistes les plus accomplis de son époque. Rien n'aurait pu annoncer que cet enfant des quartiers ouvriers de Liverpool deviendrait une véritable vedette de la musique, puis une icône spirituelle. Les psychotropes qu'il a consommés ont sans doute joué un rôle dans son ascension au mysticisme mais c'est avec un engagement conscient qu'Harrison a choisi de découvrir d'autres horizons. Il a voyagé en Inde, a étudié le sitar qu'il a par la suite introduit dans la musique populaire, a pratiqué le yoga, a appris la méditation, et est devenu un adepte de l'hindouisme. Il a appris à maîtriser sa personnalité et à saisir la vérité au-delà des apparences. Sa grande sensibilité envers la misère humaine l'a amené à organiser le premier concert caritatif de l'histoire du rock. Le succès n'a jamais empêché l'homme de rester l'être authentique et créatif dont l'esprit est toujours bien vivant aujourd'hui. " -- 4e de couvPar Julia Fox. 2023
The hotly anticipated book from "one of the all-time pop-culture greats" ( New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life…
and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams. Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems ; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, exaggerated eyeshadow, and cutout dresses; her mastery of social media, where she entertains and educates her millions of followers. But all these share the trait for which she is most famous: unabashedly and unapologetically being herself. This commitment to authenticity has never been more on display than in Down the Drain . With writing that is both eloquent and accessible, Fox recounts her turbulent path to cultural supremacy: her parents' volatile relationship that divided her childhood between Italy and New York City and left her largely raising herself; a possessive and abusive drug-dealing boyfriend whose torment continued even from within Rikers Island; her own trips to jail as well as to a psychiatric hospital; her work as a dominatrix that led to a complicated entanglement with a sugar daddy; a heroin habit that led to New Orleans trap houses and that she would kick only after the fatal overdose of her best friend; her own near-lethal overdoses and the deaths of still more friends from drugs and suicide; an emotionally explosive, tabloid-dominating romance with a figure she dubs "The Artist"; a whirlwind, short-lived marriage and her trials as a single parent striving to support her young son. Yet as extraordinary as her story is, its universality is what makes it so powerful. Fox doesn't just capture her improbable evolution from grade-school outcast to fashion-world icon, she captures her transition from girlhood to womanhood to motherhood. Family and friendship, sex and death, violence and love, money and power, innocence and experience—it's all here, in raw, remarkable and riveting detail. More than a year before the book's publication, Fox's description of it as "a masterpiece" in a red carpet interview went viral. As always, she was just being honest. Down the Drain is a true literary achievement, as one-of-a-kind as its authorPar Daniel Jacques. 2008
"[...] Il est nécessaire aujourd'hui de mettre fin à la confusion entourant notre destinée politique, à tout le moins d'amorcer…
une sortie progressive de l'ambivalence dans laquelle nous nous sommes enfoncés depuis la Révolution tranquille. Il nous faut parvenir à penser autrement les événements qui ont marqué notre histoire, à commencer par le référendum de 1980. C'est donc un retour sur l'histoire qui est proposé ici, plus particulièrement sur le rôle joué par les élites politiques et intellectuelles dans cette affaire. Voilà pourquoi le présent ouvrage prend la forme d'une galerie de portraits, à caractère philosophique, de personnages comme René Lévesque, Fernand Dumont, Paul-Émile Borduas et d'autres. Par l'examen de ces figures éminentes, Daniel D. Jacques a tenté de faire apparaître certains aspects de la méprise qui a conduit à l'avortement du projet d'indépendance de ce pays." -- 4e de couvPar Fancy Feast. 2023
In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain and Emily Witt, celebrated burlesque performer, sex educator, and social worker Fancy Feast gives…
readers a backstage pass to the nightlife and sex industries, examining our cultures hang-ups and obsessions with bodies, desire, and even love When Fancy Feast was in her high school production of "Cabaret," she convinced the director to cast her as a sexy Kit Kat Club Girl, not the old landlady part that always, always goes to the fat girl. In a black slip and fingerless gloves, Fancy made her debut appearance in a fluorescent-lit high school auditorium—and has never looked back. In college, she spent school holidays in New York City, watching striptease after striptease, transformed by the beautiful yet gritty art form. "God help me, I was going to have a life on stage," she decided. "Nuns are called to serve Christ and I was called to serve burlesque." And serve she does. Fancy Feast has now been working for over a decade as an entertainer and sex educator and has won top awards for her work. In Naked , Fancy draws back the curtain to reveal a world that most denizens of the daytime never see. Part exclusive backstage pass, part long-form literary striptease, these essays confront our culture's tightly held beliefs—like so many clutched pearls—about sex, communication, power, and the messiness of life on the margins of respectability. In "Dildo Lady," Fancy recounts her time compensating for the failures of the American sex education system while working customer service at a sex toy store. In "Doing Yourself," Fancy tackles fatphobia and dating, self-love, and fantasies. In "Yes/No/Maybe," Fancy brings the reader from sex parties to polyamorous relationships as she contrasts the undeniable sexiness of enthusiastic consent with the devastating effects of miscommunication and entitlement. Fancy Feast does this all as a fat woman who makes a living taking her clothes off—a triumphant punch back at a culture that wants fat people to be self-hating or sexless. Narrated with a fierce determination to find meaning in a world that is darkening around us, these essays are by turns splashy, vulnerable, and hilarious, but always powerfulPar Marc Perreault. 2010
« Le 12 janvier 2010, Marc Perreault, ingénieur à la firme SM International, s'envole vers Haïti pour affaires. Il est…
accompagné de son collègue l'ancien député libéral Serge Marcil. Les deux hommes traversent Port-au-Prince afin de rejoindre les collines de Pétionville, où est situé le luxueux hôtel Montana. Cet après-midi-là, avant de refermer la porte de sa chambre, Marc Perreault salue son collègue, qui se trouve toujours dans l'ascenseur. Personne ne reverra Serge Marcil vivant. A 16 h53, un séisme d'une magnitude de 7,3 sur l'échelle de richter vient semer la mort et la destruction dans la capitale haïtienne. Perreault est heurté violemment à la tête. Il reviendra à lui sous des tonnes de décombres. Gravement blessé, Marc Perreault passera dix-huit heures dans l'obscurité oppresante des ruines du Montana [...]. Ce récit est le témoinage émouvant d'un homme ordinaire qui a survécu à une expérience aussi terrifiante qu'invraisemblable. Un homme qui, en dépit des séquelles physiques et psychologiques qui l'incommodent encore aujourd'hui savoure chaque moment de son existence, avec ferveur et gratitude. Ce livre nous rapelle la fragilité de la vie, et rend hommage à sa grande beauté. » -- 4e de couvPar Edgar Fruitier. 2010
« Sans prétention, mais avec la tendresse et « l’admiration inquiète » d’un véritable mélomane épris de son sujet, Edgar…
Fruitier nous raconte à sa façon la vie trépidante de ce génie précoce, indiscipliné et indisciplinable. » -- 4e de couvNovelist explores the relationships among five writers of the transcendentalist movement who clustered around the home of wealthy Ralph Waldo…
Emerson in Concord, Massachusetts, during 1840-1868. Highlights their intertwined families and the love affairs that contributed to the creation of their literary masterpieces. 2006Par Bill O'Reilly. 2008
Emmy Award-winning television commentator's autobiography, its title inspired by his third-grade teacher, a nun, who summed him up with the…
phrase. O'Reilly reminisces about his postwar working-class upbringing in Long Island, a Catholic-school education, his two years as a teacher, and his journalism career's start in 1970s Boston. Bestseller. 2008Par Denise Rinaldo. 2008
Facts about the history and functions of the presidential residence in Washington, D.C. Questions cover the famous rooms, the Rose…
Garden, first ladies' home decoration, family living and pets, holiday celebrations, and more. Includes a timeline for each president's stay in the White House. For grades 3-6. 2008Par Alan B Govenar. 2007
Interviews with twenty-seven African Americans who have excelled in the arts, politics, and business. First-person accounts describe overcoming discrimination and…
other obstacles to achieve personal goals. Includes businesswoman Josephine Cooke, who suffers from sickle-cell anemia, and mathematician Mary DeConge-Watson, a former nun. 2007Par Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. 2008
Describes the change in the balance of nature in Yellowstone National Park after the disappearance of wolves, including an increase…
in the elk and coyote populations. Gives the reasons that wolves were brought back and explains the resulting benefits to the park. For grades 2-4. 2008Par Brian M Fagan. 2008
Anthropologist follows up The Little Ice Age (BR 13935) with an examination of the Medieval Warm Period (A.D. 800-1300). Describes…
changes in temperature and rainfall that brought bountiful harvests, population growth, and cultural advancement to western Europe while Central America and Southeast Asia experienced drought, famine, and decline. 2008Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 2008
Biography of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889), the first deaf-blind child to receive a formal education--decades before Helen Keller. Discusses the causes…
of Laura's deaf-blindness at age two; her sponsorship at Perkins Institution; and her success at learning manual sign language. For grades 4-7. 2008Par Daoud Hari. 2008
"Daoud Hari grandit dans une tribu de bergers, au coeur du Darfour. Lorsque son village est attaqué et détruit par…
des mercenaires à la solde du pouvoir soudanais, il s'enfuit. Des membres de sa famille sont assassinés au cours de tueries de masse qui font des centaines de milliers de victimes et jettent 2,5 millions de personnes sur les routes. Après avoir rejoint un camp de réfugiés au Tchad, il met ses talents d'interprète au service de journalistes étrangers et d'associations humanitaires. Dès lors, en les guidant sur place, parmi des tragédies indescriptibles, il consacre toute son énergie à favoriser une prise de conscience internationale de la dévastation en cours dans sa région natale. Mais Daoud Hari refuse de réciter une simple litanie de malheurs ; il prend le temps de raconter, avec des détails saisissants, l'histoire du Darfour, du Soudan, et la manière dont leurs habitants vivaient naguère ensemble, par-delà les différences raciales et religieuses. Le récit se déploie avec un rythme et une finesse qui reflètent la personnalité chaleureuse de l'auteur. [...]" -- 4e de couvPar Russell Freedman. 2007
Contends that Columbus was among the last of foreign explorers to reach the Americas and was preceded by Chinese explorers,…
Vikings, and Irish monks. Examines archaeological and DNA evidence on the origins of Native Americans that challenges the Bering Strait land bridge theory. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2007